In Focus with Carolyn Hutcheson

Journalist and pitmaster Jim Auchmutey visits In Focus on Labor Day to talk with host Carolyn Hutcheson about Elvis and his favorite Memphis barbecue joint.  Jim also traces barbecue traditions and the origins of some recipes in dreams.  His book is "Smoke Lore, A Short History of Barbecue in America."

Ted Pitsios was born in Greece and spent his career as an engineer in the Merchant Marine.  He talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about his life in Greece, his training at the Maritime Academy, and his career.  He also comments on today's supply chain slowdown.

English artist and naturalist Philip Henry Gosse spent most of 1838 in Pleasant Hill, Alabama, teaching and painting plants and insects in the Blackbelt.  Gary Mullen, AU Professor of Entomology Emeritus, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Gosse and his upcoming OLLI lectures and the companion exhibition.

In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson visited writer Jerry Ellis in his hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama, to talk with the Pulitzer Prize nominee about his heritage and two of his books, "Walking the Trail, One Man's Journey Along the Cherokee Trail of Tears" and "Marching Through Georgia, My Walk with Sherman."

Monde Donaldson, Vice-President of the Better Business Bureau EducationalFoundation, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about customer reviews and how to discern those that are questionable. 

Crime reporter Jeremy Gray talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about criminal women in Alabama history.  He shares stories from his book, "Wicked Women of Alabama," featuring in this segment Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend, Virginia Hill, as well as Nannie Doss and Mary Perkins, convicted poisoners.

Hope Cates, Park Ranger at the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park in northwest Georgia, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about the Pinhoti Trail, which passes through the park from Alabama.  She also discusses the American Chestnut and the park's role in restoration efforts.

Playwright Jim Harris talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about his musical,
We'll Meet Again," which chronicles the experiences of Henry Stern's family as they escaped Nazi Germany in World War II and settled in Opelika, AL. 
The world premieres are held in Savannah, GA, and Opelika, AL.
The Opelika performance is Aug. 30 at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts.

As investors consider digital assets as a hedge against inflation, Amanda Senn, Chief Deputy Director of the Alabama Securities Commission, talks with Carolyn Hutcheson, In Focus host, about Non-Fungible Tokens and possible red flags.

Journalist T. J. English, author of the book, "The Corporation, An Epic Story of the Cuban American Underworld," talks with In Focus host Carolyn Hutcheson about the anti-Castro forces among the Mob, the CIA, and Cuban exiles in his look back at 20th century American history.